"A change to deliver news and
information to consumers in a
new and different way, or to
expand the franchise."
"A way to protect their place in the
market"
"Give information and news in a
different way"
Convergence in the U.S.A.
Ownerships
convergence
(Between large
media companies)
Structural Convergence
(re-organization on
media companies)
Technology Convergence
(makes the multi-skilled
journalist possible)
Storytelling Convergence ( It
operates at the level of the
working journalist, though it
needs management support for
equipment)
The business ideal
The business model sees
multiple-platform publishing
as a way to increase
productivity
One advertising representative can
offer a campaign in a variety of
formats
‘‘CO- PERTITION’’
Organizations that originally were
competitors work together.
The journalistic ideal
‘‘Convergence is a growth strategy
instead of a saving strategy.’’ It was an
important new form of journalism
because it addressed the needs of the
audience
‘‘Convergence offers the audience new
ways of absorbing news rather than just
offering journalists new ways of presenting
it’’
What is Driving
Convergence?
Changing
attitudes and
lifestyles of
news
consumers
The growth of the World Wide Web has
introduced another competitor for
advertising, and at the same time the
Web has produced more niche markets
Advances in digital
technology make
convergence technically
possible
Barriers
to
Convergence
The difficult that convergence experiences
happened when the organization has
different leadership priorities
All over the world the evolution of convergence is based on the companies
transformation from "monomedia" to "multimedia" Members of
the World Association of Newspapers had reported some form of
convergence was starting to happen at their companies
Key Factors
Related
Management
buy-in
Change of mindset
Placing people
with different
skills generate
trust and
sharing of ideas,
which leads to
synergy